#A538C5#A538C5

#A538C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.219 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538C5
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 63.88, -52.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 82.77, 320.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1609 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.219 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.0078, 14.8601, 54.2581)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538C5 #58C538

analogous

#5F38C5 #A538C5 #C5389F

triadic

#A538C5 #C5A538 #38C5A5

tetradic

#A538C5 #C55F38 #58C538 #389FC5

square

#A538C5 #C55F38 #58C538 #389FC5

split-complementary

#A538C5 #9FC538 #38C55F

monochromatic

#551D66 #7D2A95 #A538C5 #BB67D4 #D096E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#A538C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#A538C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538C5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538C5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4547B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.219 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c479d7',
    500: '#a538c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538c5;
$custom-light: #c479d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.383,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55781,
    "c": 0.21856,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538C5

secondary

#9BCD8C

accent

#DF496B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538C5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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